Minod Bhanuka

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Minod Bhanuka
Personal information
Full nameMinod Bhanuka Ranasinghe
Born (1995-04-29) 29 April 1995 (age 26)
Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batsman
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 152)3 January 2021 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 192)2 October 2019 v Pakistan
Last ODI4 September 2021 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 82)5 October 2019 v Pakistan
Last T20I29 July 2021 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Sinhalese Sports Club
2018-presentColombo Cricket Club
2020Jaffna Stallions
2021Kandy Warriors
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 6 5 55
Runs scored 6 140 64 3,536
Batting average 3.00 23.33 16.00 43.65
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 11/11
Top score 5 36 36 342
Catches/stumpings 0/0 5/1 6/0 133/40
Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2021

Minod Bhanuka Ranasinghe (born 29 April 1995) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays all formats of the game.[1] He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in October 2019. He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He is an old boy of Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala.[2]

Domestic career[]

In a 2015–16 Premier League Tournament match in January 2016, he scored 342 runs for Sinhalese Sports Club against Badureliya Sports Club at Surrey Village Cricket Ground, Maggona.[3]

In March 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[4][5] The following month, he was also named in Kandy's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[6]

In August 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[7] In March 2019, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[8] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[9] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greys team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[10] SLC Greys won the tournament, with Bhanuka being named the player of the match in the final.[11]

International career[]

He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In October 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan in the UAE, but he did not play.[12] In September 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squads for the series against Pakistan in Pakistan.[13] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Sri Lanka, against Pakistan, on 2 October 2019.[14] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Sri Lanka, also against Pakistan, on 5 October 2019.[15]

In November 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[16] In December 2020, Gunathilake was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[17] He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka, against South Africa, on 3 January 2021.[18][19]

In September 2021, he was added to Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ "Five lesser-known Sri Lanka players who can make a difference against India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Minod Bhanuka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ^ "AIA Premier League Tournament, Group B: Badureliya Sports Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Kaluthara, Jan 8-10, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ^ "SLC Greys crowned Dialog-SLC Invitational T20 Champions". The Papare. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Thisara Perera to captain Sri Lanka in Lahore". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Sri Lanka ODI and T20I Squads for Pakistan tour". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  14. ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Oct 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  15. ^ "1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Oct 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Sri Lanka to take 22 players to South Africa". The Papare. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  18. ^ "2nd Test, Johannesburg, Jan 3 - Jan 7 2021, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Fernando and Bhanuka – All you need to know about Sri Lanka's latest Test debutants". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Sri Lanka to take 4 additional players to Oman & UAE". The Papare. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

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